JEFFERSON/HAMILTON COUNTY, IL — This is National Farm Safety and Health Week. A number of businesses and organizations are helping spread the message including the Jefferson & Hamilton County Farm Bureaus.

Sydney Lay is the Farm Bureau Manager at both locations. She says Wednesday highlights a theme of Health & Safety for Youth in Agriculture this week.

This year’s theme is “Every Farmer Counts”. Lay says having grown up on a farm, it’s a great place to learn life lessons through hard work.

Listen for more information on what each day highlights during our Farm Safety Week segments around 8:20 on 94.1FM, WMIX.